At the airport of Barcelona formed a queue because of a strike of the security personnel

At the airport of Barcelona formed a queue because of a strike of the security personnel

Employees who are responsible for checking passengers and Luggage, stops four times a day for an hour.

MADRID, 4 Aug. /TASS/. The security personnel at the international airport of Barcelona El Prat on Friday began a partial strike, told the newspaper El Periodico.

One single security gate opened for the whole terminal! #strike #barcelona #airport pic.twitter.com/x3ZHKr9xgk

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According to her, the strike will also be held on Sunday and Monday. Employees who are responsible for checking passengers and Luggage, stops four times a day for an hour. As a result, in the airport formed a 45-minute wait.

One single security gate opened for the whole terminal#eulan #aena #strike #barcelona #airport pic.twitter.com/Hv8Le1jnWe

It is assumed that in this mode the strike will take place until mid-August. On 14 August, the security officers planned a 24-hour strike.

The main demand of the workers is the increase in staff and improvement of working conditions.

Earlier, the Spanish Association of air transport companies estimated that nearly a thousand people are unable to get to their flights at the airport of Barcelona since July 24 because of the long queues at the security checkpoints. Then the security personnel began the so-called Italian strike — a protest involving extremely strict performance of duties and rules. As a result, the airport when control was formed two-hour long queue.

Barcelona international airport is the second largest in Spain after Madrid. In 2016, the El Prat took a record in its history number of passengers. The services of the Catalan airport last year was used by about 44.1 million people, which is 11.6% higher than in 2015.